#drawing hair is sooooo much FUN! fr fr!!

[jazzzzzzhands]

🎶🎵🎶Dancin' in the moonlight

Everybody's feelin' warm and bright

It's such a fine and natural sight

Everybody's dancin' in the moonlight🎶🎵🎶

[rainyraisin]

2023 YEAR IN REVIEW!!!

My artstyle changed a lot this year, especially after my shift from ibis paint to procreate after getting my iPad (drawing on an iPad is the BEST btw 100% recommend I love it way more than a phone and it didn’t die after a month like my old wacom 💀💀). I’m relatively happy with where my art is atm and I hope to continue to improve in 2024!

Explanation of all the silly art down below! (Mostly so I can tell y’all who the fanart is for but also cause I like rambling)

January: A drawing of my Rise Leo human design I did to test out a pixel brush I found for Ibis Paint. He’s very fun to draw hehe I need to draw him more-

February: I wanted to learn how to draw the future designs of Leo and Mikey along with CJ so I planned to draw them all together! I struggled with Leo though so I just got rid of him. Sorry Peepaw 😞😞💔💔💔

March: Fanart for @beannary ‘s TLP au! I love it so much so I had to draw smth for it hehe 😈😈💥💥💥 which reminds me I need to draw more at some point- might redraw it at some point cause I’m not super happy with how it turned out but I do like the idea a lot

April: The month I created Reticent! April’s Fools was the first episode I came up with so I drew a chapter poster! It ended up being very different to the chapter cover I drew a couple months later but it’s still cool :D Leo is being weirdly affectionate to Mikey though what the heck that isn’t like him smh. Although I guess it was meant to be purposefully exaggerated sooooo 🥰

May: Reticent Casey!!! I don’t have much to say it’s just Reticent Casey HDKSGXKSHD this wasnt a very good art month

June: Krangified Donnie is literally my favourite concept ever thats it that’s all I have to say dbskdbwkh I adore Krangified Donnie and if the Rise brainrot takes over the Reticent brainrot for a while then I will probably be drawing Krangified Donnie during that time sorry not sorry

July: Reticent Chapter 3’s cover yippee!!! Still my favourite Reticent cover although Chapter 8’s is a close second (I can’t wait to post it once it’s been betaread yippee!!!). The scribble over Leo’s eyes is literally just because I was struggling to draw his eyes and i was getting annoyed dbskdbskdb it’s actually a very common issue with him (common Ret!Leo L). Also Mikey being reflected in the mirror is a reference to Mirror Man by Jack Stauber which I’ve basically considered his theme song since @aaronymous999 introduced it to me ebwjcbkwhd thank you Mr. Aaronymous! Also somebody said he was in the barbie box and I still need to draw that to this day because Mikey would’ve killed to go see Barbie.

August: RET DONNIE WOOOOO he’s being bullied again!!! I drew that piece for a colour palette challenge request and realised I got the prompt wrong so I just made it into its own thing 💥💥💥 it’s usually a flickering light gif but I chose to just use the version with the light on for this post. The photos in the background were really fun to draw hehe either April’s or Mikey’s is my favourite.

September: MY 500 FOLLOWER DTIYS YIPPEE (/my 150 follower DTIYS for tumblr). This one took me. Forever to draw and I love it to pieces hehe it was really fun to design Mikey’s room and figure out outfits for the sillies and idk the concept of a sleepover just seemed really fun to me dbskbdkdb- and all the entries I got were so so awesome I loved them all to pieces!!! I still look at them all the time hehe

October: FANART OF @endlesslogo ‘S HUMAN RISE LEO DESIGN WOOOOOO!!! This was the piece I started rendering on hehe it was so much fun to draw!!!! Although I did have a fight with rendering the hair for over an hour svsjegksbdk HOW DO PEOPLE DO IT FR!!!

November: Me and my friends were working on a crossover between our TMNT iterations so I drew all of our Karai’s together!!! Confluence Karai is on the left, created by Salem and Marine, New Stars Karai is in the middle created by Starla, and Reticent Karai is on the right created by me! All our Karais have such cool designs AHHHHH literally dead over them constantly/pos

December: Most of December I spent drawing Christmas presents so this was my present for Salem!!! Confluence!Jonatello my beloved….

[a-thorn-among-the-roses]

Thnks Fr Th Tg

I’ve been tagged by @mellowbutdramatic, thank you love!!

LAST Drink: Water Phone Call: My dad Text Message: My friend Michal Song you listened to: Simple by SVT’s Woozi Time you cried: I cry from laughter a lot but I cried out of frustration recently bc I have too much work :/

HAVE YOU EVER Dated Someone Twice: Nope Been cheated on: Nope Kissed someone and regretted it: Nope Lost someone special: Yes Been Depressed: Yes? I mean I’ve been really sad about things before Been Drunk and Thrown Up: Yes and No

IN THE PAST HAVE YOU Made a new friend: Yes Fallen out of Love: Nope Laughed until you cried: Heck yeah Met someone who changed you: Everyone I meet tends to change me in some way Found out who your true friends are: yeah

GENERAL How many people on Tumblr do you know in real life?: 1! Do you have any pets?: Not currently Do you want to change your name?: Nope What time did you wake up today: 10:30am What were you doing last night: Watched YouTube, answered some playlist asks Name Something you can’t wait for: To finally be done with high school and to get my procrastination under control Have you ever talked to someone named Tom: Unless it was a cashier somewhere, no What’s getting on your nerves right now: My siblings being sleep-deprived and annoyingand the fact that I can’t get my procrastination under control Blood type: B+ Nickname: Shi, Geek Squad (alternatively: Geekle Squadykins), Seaweed, Dad Relationship Status: Single and ready to pringle Zodiac Sign: Capricorn Sun/Aquarius Moon Pronouns: she/her Favorite Show: Doctor Who, Merlin, TMNT, Ninjago, Leverage College: Ain’t got there yet Hair Color: Brown Do you have a crush on somone: Do the 586 fictional characters and celebrities count What do you think of yourself: Lives on sarcasm and tea, way too sensitive, needs to chill and stop procrastinating, very analytical, but I think I’m a good friend (?)

FIRST First Surgery: Had my tonsils and adenoids taken out when I was 8 First Piercing: When I was 12 First sport you joined: Ballet or swimming First Vacation: I went to Israel with my parents when I was 1 First pair of sneakers: I have no idea?? I used to be obsessed with Sketchers (who wasn’t) but that definitely wasn’t my first pair

RIGHT NOW Eating: I had some rice abt an hour ago but nothing rn Drinking: Nothing I’m about to: I should do some work but I probably won’t sooooo maybe draw a bit Listening to: Nothing Want kids: At some point Get married: Yeah, at the right time when I find the right guy Career: uh student but my friend and I work as kitchen staff at an organization twice a week

WHICH IS BETTER Lips or eyes: mmm both Hugs or kisses: Hugs Shorter or taller: Taller (heaven help anyone shorter than me) Older or younger: Preferably older Romantic Or Spontaneous: Um. Romantic?? I don’t really like surprises Sensitive Or Loud: Sensitive, but able to have fun Hook up Or relationship: Relationship Trouble or hesitant: What?

HAVE YOU EVER Kissed A Stranger: Nope Drank hard liquor: Yes Lost contacts or Glasses: Yes, my glasses once fell off my nightstand while I was asleep and I had to wear an old pair to school bc I was rushing and couldn’t find them Sex on the first date: I haven’t even started thinking about dating Broken someone Heart: Nope Been Arrested: Nope Turned someone down: Nope Fallen for a friend: Nope

DO YOU BELIEVE In yourself: Sometimes Miracles: Everything is a miracle honestly, but yes Love at first sight: Might work for some people, but probably not me

I shall tag: @fangirling-in-general-idk, @adachiyoujinjin (it’s not a kpop ask but), @lolofangirl, @time-to-get-a-life-oops, @ask-the-sins, and @realityisajoke (hello it’s @woozi-my-murderous-little-fluff if you don’t know me here)